Hedgpethia dofleini (Loman, 1911)
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Family:  Colossendeidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 20 - 923 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Alaska, Japan and Bering Sea.
Diagnosis:  Posterior ridges of each trunk segment without pointed tubercles. Proboscis major swelling is proximal to midpoint. Tarsus nearly equal to propodal length and spinules of sole are not conspicuous. Oviger terminal claw robust, longer than width of terminal segment, which lacks large spine in opposition to claw (Ref. 2153, p. 29).
Biology:  Shelf to slope (Ref. 19).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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